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StumblePublished Wednesday, April 30, 2008 | 4:09 p.m.
Updated Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 | 2:14 p.m.
The fact that marital problems are keeping Gov. Jim Gibbons from livingin the Governor's Mansion in Carson City has caused some consternation.
Nevada law says the governor must "keep his office and reside at the seat of government."
So is Gibbons breaking the law by living in Reno while First Lady Dawn Gibbons lives in the Governor's Mansion?
Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will not say.
In a written response to the Sun, the Attorney General's office said it has not interpreted the state law and whether the governor's current residential situation might violate it.
"While we appreciate your request for a legal interpretation of this provision, we do not provide legal analysis for the press. This office also does not discuss our interactions with our clients," said the statement from Cortez Masto spokeswoman Nicole Moon.
The Attorney General's client, in this case, would be Gibbons.
Moon noted that the Attorney General's office is prohibited by state law from making legal interpretations requested by members of the public.
So it seems that Gibbons would have to ask the Attorney General whether he is breaking the law a highly unlikely scenario.
Gov Kenny Guinn when the assembly was not in session spent about 80% of nights at his house here in Las Vegas.
I guess nobody care about him breaking the law.
Regarding 1st comment re house in Vegas: can't blame him - the cocktail girls are prettier here.
He doesn't have to reside in the mansion, or even within crawling distance, but the law requires the Governor to reside in Carson City. It is questionable whether a person who does not reside in Carson City may hold the office of governor.
Look, I'm a Rachael Maddow-level liberal, and I could care less where the moron spends his time. If the marriage is on the rocks or over, Dawn needs to move out of the mansion.